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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 76549

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Schools

5,212

Students

Top rankedDr Joseph A Fowler Elementary1748^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dr Joseph A Fowler Elementary up 724 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pershing Park Elementary 13.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

This analysis examines eight elementary schools in the 76549 zip code of Killeen, Texas, all part of the Killeen Independent School District (Isd), serving grades PK through 5th with a high level of economic disadvantage across the area.

Dr Joseph A Fowler Elementary stands out as the top academic performer, earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide, significantly outpacing other schools in 4th-grade Reading (61.9% proficient) and 4th-grade Mathematics (63.81% proficient) despite 64.41% of students being economically disadvantaged. In contrast, Maxdale Elementary and Pershing Park Elementary are the lowest-performing traditional schools, each with a 1-star rating. El Alter Learning Center is a unique outlier with only 13 students and a student-teacher ratio of 2.2, serving students with significant learning challenges. Across all schools, Mathematics proficiency is consistently lower than Reading, and 5th-grade Science scores are universally low, with only Haynes Elementary exceeding the state average. The average free/reduced lunch rate across the seven traditional schools is 69.6%, with Willow Springs Elementary having the highest rate at 77.76% and Pat Carney Elementary the lowest at 58.66%.

A dramatic finding is the 40-point drop in 4th-grade Math proficiency at Maxdale Elementary, from 51.25% in 2024-2025 to just 11.48% in 2025-2026, warranting immediate investigation. Notably, spending per student does not correlate with performance: Maxdale Elementary has the highest spending ($10,022) but is one of the lowest-performing, while Dr Joseph A Fowler Elementary has the lowest spending ($8,319) and is the highest-performing. Pershing Park Elementary is the only school reporting STAAR Spanish exam scores, indicating a significant population of Spanish-speaking English Language Learners. The average student-teacher ratio for traditional schools is 15.3:1, with Pershing Park having the most favorable ratio at 13.5:1 and Haynes Elementary the highest at 16.3:1.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Willow Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 W Stan Schlueter Loop	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2020	670	41	16.1	77.8%	53 (7.9%)	337 (50.3%)	167 (24.9%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.4%)	83 (12.4%)	32.7	3244^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.9%		29.7	3454^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.7%	210					42.9	33.3	60.5	32.5	32.2	40.7	$11,865
Maxdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Westwood Dr	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2460	511	33	15.3	73.6%	46 (9.0%)	211 (41.3%)	145 (28.4%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	78 (15.3%)	28.8	3508^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.2%		36.1	3041^st of 4651 public elementary schools	34.6%	467					48.4	30.7	55.1	34.4	11.5	34.6	$11,373
El Alter Learning Center	Public	K-5	4910 Katy Creek Ln	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1760	13	6	2.2	61.5%	2 (15.4%)	8 (61.5%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)											$63,849
Iduma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Foster Ln	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2590	801	53	15.1	71.8%	75 (9.4%)	345 (43.1%)	262 (32.7%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.5%)	80 (10.0%)	33.3	3204^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.8%		33.5	3225^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.7%	21					46.3	38.9	48.7	32.1	37.0	43.4	$11,226
Haynes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3309 W Canadian River Loop	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-6750	811	50	16.3	67.7%	83 (10.2%)	331 (40.8%)	262 (32.3%)	22 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (2.0%)	95 (11.7%)	48.2	2205^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.3%		48	2263^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.3%	58					55.6	42.7	63.7	40.5	41.4	42.9	$10,439
Dr Joseph A Fowler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 Katy Creek Ln	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1760	739	48	15.4	64.4%	101 (13.7%)	288 (39.0%)	226 (30.6%)	17 (2.3%)	9 (1.2%)	13 (1.8%)	85 (11.5%)	57.3	1748^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.2%		44.4	2472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.9%	724					48.1	61.9	64.0	35.9	63.8	41.6	$10,057
Pershing Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W Central Texas Expwy	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1790	934	69	13.5	73.3%	70 (7.5%)	246 (26.3%)	526 (56.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.7%)	69 (7.4%)	30	3425^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.0%		29.8	3444^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.0%	19	16.7	33.3	0.0	11.1	42.1	45.1	55.2	24.2	42.6	20.0	$10,596
Pat Carney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Azura Way	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1940	733	46	15.7	58.7%	114 (15.6%)	307 (41.9%)	206 (28.1%)	19 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	76 (10.4%)	42.4	2560^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.7%		35.1	3115^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.0%	555					47.5	42.5	51.5	46.5	44.7	40.8	$10,670

Cities Near Zip Code 76549

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Killeen	0.35 mi	48	748^th
Fort Cavazos	1.56 mi	8	320^th
Fort Hood	1.94 mi	1
Harker Heights	4.33 mi	7	401^st
Nolanville	7.2 mi	2	195^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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